Police: Turkey trashes Kinnelon home, flees

Damage estimated at $5,000

7:14 AM,
Sep. 5, 2013

A flock of turkeys walks through a backyard last month in Monmouth County.

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William Westhoven
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A renegade turkey ran afoul of the law last week when it broke into a Smoke Rise home and caused $5,000 in damage before fleeing into the woods, police said.

Borough police Lt. John Schwartz said officers responded the morning of Aug. 29 to a resident reporting that a wild turkey had smashed through one of her windows and entered her home. The turkey, which police believe was a male because of its large size, ran amok once inside the home by breaking shelving, vases and other items and poking holes in the wallboard, Schwartz said.

"It broke in through one window and broke out of another," Schwartz ...